The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-03-26

The Richmond HOTEL in Buffalo, New
York, was destroyed by fire before daylight
last Friday morning. A number of the guests
and other occupants persisted in the flames or
were killed or injured by jumping from the
windows. A list IS published of seven persons
who are known to be dead, five who are dying
and seventeen who are dangerously injured,
and it is said that thirty persons must have
persisted in all, most of whom are yet IN the
ruins. The flames spread to the st. James
Hall, adjoining, and burned out several firms.
Five roughs waylaid and assaulted Louise
Wrinkle, twelve-year-old girl. last Tuesday
night on the outskirts of Granton, Hudson
county, n. j. The approach of young wo
man, Miss Chasmer, frightened the men away,
but not before she recognized four of the
party, who, she said, were James McGrogan,
Albert Smith, Robert Montgomery, of West
New York, and Andrew Hohner. The I'M
fortunate girl has since died, and no trace of
the culprits has since been found.
The drummers and trumpeters of the Ger
man army are declared by lie Paris to be
hard at work learning the beats and calls of
the French troops. The same authority also
alleges that in many engagements in the war
of 1870 the command to cease firing was of
ten given to the French infantry by German
buglers, and that the command to halt, sound
ed by the same buglers, often stopped charge
of French cavalry and placed them in posi-
ton where they could be moved down.
The number of hogs slaughtered in Chicago
during the twelve months ended March l was
4, 426, 900, decrease of so, 900 as compared
to one year ago. The decrease is attributed to
the stockyards strike of last November. The
number of cattle slaughtered during the same
period was sos, 900 head, of which !, 400, 900
head were required for the dressed beef trade.
This shows an increase of 100000 head over
any previous year.
Frank Guver, painter, of Chambersburg,
Pa, who forsook his wife and children and
went to live with another woman, was called
out of the house Wednesday night and badly
beaten. On refusing to return to his family
the crowd started with him toward the rail-
road bridge with the intention of tarring and
feathering and hanging him, but Guyer sue
sceeded in escaping, though seriously injured.
+ A syndicate of Philadelphia capitalists has
purchased 5000 acres of iron lands and 40, 600
acres of coal lands in the Clinch Valley, in
Southwestern Virginia, located with a view to
easy and quick development. 1t is contem-
plated to erect at an early day furnace plant,
with capacity of 200 or 800 tons of pig iron
a day, which it is estimated can be manufac-
tured at cost of not over $40 ton.
The total value of the exports from the
United States during the twelve months
which ended on February 2Sth was S729,-
607 ,559, against 1868, $50, 81 during the pre-
ceding twelve months. The total value OF
imports for the twelve months which ended
February 18th was 500, 257 1874, against
S6O7, 72l, l2S during the twelve months which
ended with February, 1856.
Burglars attempted to break into Fritch &
Bro. IS store, at Mertztown, Pa, Wednesday
night. Henry Zimmerman, who slept in the
store, fired, and the thieves fed, leaving be-
hind wounded companion, who gave his
name as George Roth, of Baltimore. A ball
had entered his groin, and he is in critical
condition.
In one week recently 20, 900 quarts of straw
berries were shipped north from Jacksonville,
/ Fla.